The relationship between disease and good health has received relatively little attention in
mental health. Resilience can be viewed as a defence mechanism, which enables people to …

Background: Measurement of plasma total homocysteine has become common as new
methods have been introduced. A wide range of disorders are associated with increased …

Folate is a cofactor in one-carbon metabolism, during which it promotes the remethylation of
homocysteine–a cytotoxic sulfur-containing amino acid that can induce DNA strand …

The purpose of this review is to examine the role of nutrition in perinatal depression.
Perinatal (maternal) depression refers to major and minor episodes during pregnancy …

We review the findings in major depression of a low plasma and particularly red cell folate,
but also of low vitamin B12 status. Both low folate and low vitamin B12 status have been …

Background Child hunger represents an adverse experience that could contribute to mental
health problems in later life. The objectives of this study were to:(1) examine the long-term …

Adequate nutrition is needed for countless aspects of brain functioning. Poor diet quality,
ubiquitous in the United States, may be a modifiable risk factor for depression. The objective …

Household food insufficiency is a significant problem in the United States, and has been
associated with poor outcomes on mental health indicators among low-income women …

OBJECTIVE: The associations of vitamin B12, folate, and homocysteine with depression
were examined in a population-based study. METHOD: The authors screened 3,884 elderly …

Background An association between depression and folate status has been demonstrated in
clinical studies, whereas data are sparse on the relationship between depression and other …